
Annual Meeting
DFTA Annual Meeting 2016
hosted by Community to Community Development / Communidad a Communidad
January 8-10th, 2016 Bellingham, WA
The DFTA Annual Meeting is a national gathering of farmers, farmworker, retailers, processors, distributors and NGOS dedicated to the principles of domestic fair trade. Participants enjoy several days of site visits, workshops, panels, and cross-sector dialogues that grow the movement for a more just food and agricultural system.
Meeting Location: The DFTA Annual Meeting will be held at Fox Hall, an event space adjacent to Hampton Inn-Bellingham Airport (3985 Bennet Drive, Bellingham, WA 9822).
Accommodations: Rooms are blocked off at the Hampton Inn- Bellingham Airport. Before making your reservation please contact [email protected] to receive the discount code for our group rate. Rooms are $99 a night. To connect with the hotel directly call 360-676-7700.
Getting there: Out of town attendees can fly directly into Bellingham International Airpot or Sea-Tac International Airport. Bellingham International Airport provides a shuttle directly to the hotel. Attendees flying into Sea-Tac can make shuttle arrangements through Airporter Shuttle or by contacting the DFTA to help with those arrangements.
Preview Program: Annual Meeting Program 2016
CALL FOR SPONSORSHIPS
We need your help to make this unique gathering a success. Please contact, DFTA Executive Director, Colette Cosner ([email protected]) if you or your organization are interested in sponsorship or contributing to our travel fund. Read about our awesome sponsorship benefits here!
TRAVEL ASSISTANCE
We strive to make our Annual Meeting as accessible as possible. To apply for travel assistance please contact, Colette Cosner ([email protected]) for an application. Priority will be given to low-income DFTA farmers and farmworkers members. For consideration please contact the DFTA before November 20th, 2015.